Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-02
AUNT and Niece,
Or.
The Mistress Of
HazelwOod.


E"ia'f An'N'U toMhfU tho UtoT 10 call a Ia
vcrite servant To stay with her till hor
aunt return. lilo was aware that lao
elihor as himself or in the character OF
Miss Bentley could better pacify Ada than
the servant but he also know that n more
serious iit OF madness would result when
she had discovered that she had been law
ishinR ircr chrcssos ON him: and 40 he
moved toward the door.
As he thus moved, Ada leaped in front OF
him.
"No, o. auniy." sho cried cxcitedly.
oh, don't leave me don't send Mr.. Try
| foii | will not see him again until 4 have
tod you all Auniy, dearest, you must
hear mo-"
She clught hold OF Wills hand. Ho suf-
| fcrcd her TO lead him 10 the arm -chaif, and
he iminedln' ely sat down. Ada was about 10
put her arms around his neck again when
he stopped her by sign
II have a headache. he said: "you e.
iress me. Sitthcrc, and tell mo what you
have TO fell +"
Ada obeyed him with the toars filling her
oyes.
Taking the chair as ho directed. shc re-
lated IN wild. lncohcrent way the late
encounter near the summer house, which
had so terrified her. She, however. repre-
sentcd That sho only fancicd that shc saw
The beGgar, and VIII had no reason TO be-
stated.
At tho conclusion Of tho story she flung
herself from the chair at wills feet cross
OF her arms on his knoos. and buried her
face on her arms.
"ohl take this load from me. sho sob
bel; this heavy bitter, dreadful load.
Lot me tell you now. aunty; let me toll you
now. cannot b. calm tin I've told you
must be mad until you help me 10 bear
this dreadful weight"
Ada bad something great or imaginary TO
say 10 Aiss bentley, which promised To- re-
lieve o. calm her. Her excitement WIS in
tense. md Il was evident 90 him that he
must hear hat sho had to say. as Miss
Bentley would certainly hear II wcrc she
(Which he wished she was) in his place.
Still on her knees she went on speaking
hurriedy.
Dearest, Two tried 10 tell you this a
thousand times. aud failcd--have crcpt
from my bed az night TO your door, and
waited there trying with all my might 10
nerve myself 10 tho task. Oh! I've been
deeply puni 'hed for keeping my dreadful
| sccret--tho firstl tho only one from ms
own loved mOther-annt. 1 was n child
but "A fow days ago. and oil true 20 you =
but now this terrible secret has made inc
a woman, and OH wretched, wicked Ada
began my womanhood by decoiying you. "
VIII would nj all risks have left her, but
she would not let him. She clung about
his neck, and cried:
No. no. don't 20 yet, Hear me before
you hate mel
I'm not mad now. dearest. she continu-
ed. even moro hurriedly than before. aobs
now and again sending quiver through
her worls--and her little bosom henving.
I'm not mad, ~ lunatics nro mad II Is
the madness Of tho sane that is upon mo
now, and that has been upon me since
learned that dreadful secret
Hcr words were like the startling music
which she played on the first night OF
Wills arrival nt Hazclwood so broken and
so strange. yet always seeming to tell the
same weird story.
I am not childi" she cried Il am not
woman like other womonl It's so much
moro dreadful coming from met Doa'i
strike me for my depTaviiy-my bold, an
worthy depmviiy. / can't fight against Il
Don't late mo-for heavens sake don't
bate mcl"
Ada ccnsed speaking for ono instant
then lcapcd from her knees: aud viii. sur
prised and alarmed, rose hastily from his
chair.
They stood for n moment face TO face.
4 da tried 10 bring hof next words to her
lips, and VIII wondered what they would
be.
She threw her arms above her head ox-
citedly. For second u seemed ~ though
sho must fall. rs she cried in a hodrse
voice, unlike her own.
"Auntyi auntyi7
The great discovery was contained in The
words which followed.
Auniy auniyi love Mr. TrsfoiI"
A. she spoke she rushed into Wits
arms. throw hers II on his breast. and COY.
cred his face With hef mad kisses.
Forgive me forgive me. auniyi"
lie said nothing What could he say2
Wild had been her words there was
reason ia them q returning conscious.
ness TINT was terrifying 10 him
Thoroughly stnpohed. viii tried 10
think uht BE- had better do. Another
minute or two and Ada must inevitably dis
cover The error she had made.
Luckily ~ fiut moment Wis pOwef TO
think IN restored by CAD sounds IN tho
hall outs. DO.
y s..s siiss Bouiiol voice
She bed returned, and the younR dfaw.
ing uaetef made up bis mind 90 - % her
at once
We struggled 70 free himself from Ada's
rnssiouate embrace. What if she. TOO.
ald heard Miss Bonncys voice. finf she
hid not. aui Willihankcd heaven Tor it
Hc sooa mln1ned 10 dme Ada away from
bis neck. and Do pushed her away from
him. 10 was "a dingef u4 plan Dec had pf0-
posed ~ Hiu+aif Hnt lt was ihN Ouit one
Bruhfu-hca ted At what sha supposed her
annts disgust of hef. Adt aeain fell on her
knees. and bufying bier faco in iho cushion
of the armchair, sobbol aud numufcd
pileouslv.
Auufy Oh. auniy forgive mos
u great grief hld scared her deiuqion
ifad sho looked up just ihcD she 'uld
have seen viii
tie ieit Che room uoifcicseIy. The siuro-
hcd sensation stiil ou bim he beckoned TO
Miss Bentley. shO i7d pc un io az end th3
stairs
Something is wrong with Ada SOC Il
in touf face ] viii 81 io her
Before she could get 20 ihe library door.
VIII la @fght hold Of her hand fs
could NOS speak many words Hc simply
sign q hcf to take 0n her bonnet and
cloak and ehio she eas DOING 50 ho
nhipcfed
ftu have not bcon out. youg niece hss
been mail hus mistaken mo Tor you and
told mo something. lf she hnds ont her
mistake I eili not answer Tor ihe conse-
QIcnra4
Miss bentley pressed lis hand AMI ihef
talktd % Sac library door nOisciessiY.
VIII cautiously poeped in.